Decanet taxon details
Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888
444733 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:444733)
accepted
Species
Metaplax crassipes De Man, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
recent only
De Man, J.G. (1887–1888). Report on the podophthalmous Crustacea of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, London (Zoology).</em> 22: 1–312, pls. 1–19 [1887: 1–128; 1888: 129–312]. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metaplax elegans De Man, 1888. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=444733 on 2025-09-11
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De Man, J.G. (1887–1888). Report on the podophthalmous Crustacea of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, London (Zoology).</em> 22: 1–312, pls. 1–19 [1887: 1–128; 1888: 129–312]. [details]
original description (of Metaplax crassipes De Man, 1892) De Man, J.G. (1892). Decapoden des indischen Archipels. In: Weber, M. (ed.), Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Niederländisch Ost-Indien, 2: 265-527, pls. 15-24. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Davie, P. J. F. (1992). A new species and new records of intertidal crabs (Malacostraca: Brachyura) from Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 345-359. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Metaplax crassipes De Man, 1892) De Man, J.G. (1892). Decapoden des indischen Archipels. In: Weber, M. (ed.), Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Niederländisch Ost-Indien, 2: 265-527, pls. 15-24. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Davie, P. J. F. (1992). A new species and new records of intertidal crabs (Malacostraca: Brachyura) from Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the fourth international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China. The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China III. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 1: 345-359. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality